Comparison AND Competition is the thief of JOY. It kills the Joy of Living your Own Life. Run your own Race that leads to Peace.

Here is an approach to ensure that the Corporate Values become the essence of our identity - the principles, beliefs and morals on which the organisation is built.

Commitment to the five or six corporate values is vital especially at those times when we need to make a conscious choice between our principles and profitability.

Every employee needs to make an effort to thoroughly and accurately understand the Values Framework and embody these in actions and words.

As managers, we need to translate the values into expectations, priorities and behaviours for myself, my team and my co-workers, encouraging and appreciating those whose actions and accomplishments reflect our values.

Great organisations have clearly defined and articulated each value with a clear idea of five ways we can live the value and five ways we can hurt the value along with some great internal success stories.

Over the years we have helped them harness the power of the talent they possess, deliver true customer value, make reputable business decisions and provide a uniform 'culture' experience for everyone they come into contact with.

Run your own Race

I was jogging this morning and I noticed a person about half a mile ahead. I could guess he was running a little slower than me and I felt good, I said to myself I will try catch up with him.

I had about a km before I needed to turn off. So I started running faster and faster. Every block, I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 feet behind him, so I really picked up the pace and pushed myself. I was determined to catch up with him.

Finally, I did it! I caught up and passed him. Inwardly I felt very good. "I beat him".

Of course, he didn't even know we were racing.

After I passed him, I realized I had been so focused on competing against him that I had missed my turn to my house,. I had missed the focus on my inner peace, I missed to see the beauty of greenery around, I missed to see my inner self and in the needless hurry stumbled and slipped twice or thrice and might have hit the footpath and broken a limb.

It then dawned on me, isn't that what happens in life when we focus on competing with co-workers, neighbours, friends, family, trying to outdo them or trying to prove that we are more successful or more important and in the bargain we miss on our happiness within our own surroundings?

We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths to our given destination. The problem with unhealthy competition is that it's a never ending cycle.

There will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with a better job, nicer car, more money in the bank, more education, a prettier wife, a more handsome husband, better behaved children, better circumstances and better conditions etc.

But one important realisation is that 'You can be the best that you can be, when you are not competing with anyone.'

Some people are insecure because they pay too much attention to what others are, where others are going, wearing and driving. Take whatever you have, the height, weight and personality. Accept it and realize, that you are blessed. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There is no competition in Destiny. Each has his own.

Comparison AND Competition  is the thief of JOY. It kills the Joy of Living your Own Life.

Run your own Race that leads to Peace.